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Do pitvipers prey on mammals during daylight?
Pitvipers of the genus Bothrops prey mainly on small
vertebrates, particularly small mammals, lizards and
frogs (Martins, Marques and Sazima, 2002). Among
mammals the most important prey are noctur...
Bothrops leucurus (Serpentes, Viperidae) preying on Micrurus
(Figure 1b). The coral snake was found in an advanced stage of digestion
(Figure 1e), which suggests that the pitviper had eaten the coral snake hours
before the rodent. Considering the advanced st...
ms-143 - silva, reis, feio, ribeiro filho.indd
(Costa et al., 1998). Males weighing more than 45 g
were classified as adults (Lima et al., 1998). Three
groups were considered in diet analyses: adult males,
adult females and juveniles.
The stom...
